Nevada Nuggets: Robbery of senator-to-be

Before George Stuart Nixon served as U.S. senator from 1905-12, he worked for the First National Bank in Winnemucca. On Sept. 19, 1900, he was robbed at knifepoint by members of the Hole in the Wall Gang - not, contrary to popular belief, Butch Cassidy or the Sundance Kid.

Source: "The Complete Nevada Traveler" by David W. Toll

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Nevada Nuggets: Robbery of senator-to-be

Before George Stuart Nixon served as U.S. senator from 1905-12, he worked for the First National Bank in Winnemucca. On Sept.